Vanessa Bohns
@profbohns.bsky.social
Braunstein Family Professor and Chair of Organizational Behavior at Cornell. Social psychologist studying social influence, compliance & consent. New book “Should I Say Something?" coming Fall 2026! Cat, dog & human mom. www.vanessabohns.com
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Vanessa Bohns
@profbohns.bsky.social
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Should I Say Something? The Science of What to Share—and What to Keep to Yourself by Vanessa Bohns
With this breezy and smart pop science treatise, Cornell social psychologist Bohns (You Have More Influence Than You Think) aims...
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Somebody pinch me. "Should I Say Something?" got a STARRED review in @publisherswkly.bsky.social!: A "breezy and smart pop science treatise...entertaining and deeply informative." I can't wait for this book to come out next month so I can share it with you all!
www.publishersweekly.com/9780306835704
www.publishersweekly.com/9780306835704
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★ Vanessa Bohns aims to help readers navigate the dilemma of “desperately wanting to connect with others... while at the same time being terrified of putting your proverbial foot in your mouth.” Readers will find this both entertaining and deeply informative. @gcpbalance buff.ly/v9zS8HQ
September 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
★ Vanessa Bohns aims to help readers navigate the dilemma of “desperately wanting to connect with others... while at the same time being terrified of putting your proverbial foot in your mouth.” Readers will find this both entertaining and deeply informative. @gcpbalance buff.ly/v9zS8HQ
Somebody pinch me. "Should I Say Something?" got a STARRED review in @publisherswkly.bsky.social!: A "breezy and smart pop science treatise...entertaining and deeply informative." I can't wait for this book to come out next month so I can share it with you all!
www.publishersweekly.com/9780306835704
www.publishersweekly.com/9780306835704
Should I Say Something? The Science of What to Share—and What to Keep to Yourself by Vanessa Bohns
With this breezy and smart pop science treatise, Cornell social psychologist Bohns (You Have More Influence Than You Think) aims...
www.publishersweekly.com
September 2, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Somebody pinch me. "Should I Say Something?" got a STARRED review in @publisherswkly.bsky.social!: A "breezy and smart pop science treatise...entertaining and deeply informative." I can't wait for this book to come out next month so I can share it with you all!
www.publishersweekly.com/9780306835704
www.publishersweekly.com/9780306835704
Reposted by Vanessa Bohns
A caved-in roof. A crumbling porch. A memorial water wall in need of restoration.
These are just a few areas of the $10 million of deferred maintenance needed at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, N.Y.
These are just a few areas of the $10 million of deferred maintenance needed at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, N.Y.
Saving Seneca Falls: The U.S. Birthplace of ‘All Men and Women Are Created Equal’ Must Be Preserved
A caved-in roof. A crumbling porch. A memorial water wall in need of restoration. These are just a few areas of the $10 million of deferred maintenance needed at the Women’s Rights National…
msmagazine.com
July 19, 2026 at 12:45 AM
A caved-in roof. A crumbling porch. A memorial water wall in need of restoration.
These are just a few areas of the $10 million of deferred maintenance needed at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, N.Y.
These are just a few areas of the $10 million of deferred maintenance needed at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, N.Y.
I have to admit I was kind of heartbroken that Nolan cut so many of my favorite parts of The Odyssey. It was still decent, but I felt a real missed opportunity for magic, and those moments could have helped.
July 19, 2026 at 12:43 AM
I have to admit I was kind of heartbroken that Nolan cut so many of my favorite parts of The Odyssey. It was still decent, but I felt a real missed opportunity for magic, and those moments could have helped.
It's official, my new book, "Should I Say Something?," is out October 6th!
PRE-ORDER NOW AND GET...
...MY HUGEST THANKS!!! (Because pre-orders are a really big deal & let bookstores know if a book is worth ordering 🙂.)
hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanes...
Excited to share more soon!
PRE-ORDER NOW AND GET...
...MY HUGEST THANKS!!! (Because pre-orders are a really big deal & let bookstores know if a book is worth ordering 🙂.)
hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanes...
Excited to share more soon!
Should I Say Something?
A social psychologist and Cornell professor of organizational behavior reveals the business and life benefits of knowing when to say something—and when to ...
hachettebookgroup.com
July 15, 2026 at 10:22 PM
It's official, my new book, "Should I Say Something?," is out October 6th!
PRE-ORDER NOW AND GET...
...MY HUGEST THANKS!!! (Because pre-orders are a really big deal & let bookstores know if a book is worth ordering 🙂.)
hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanes...
Excited to share more soon!
PRE-ORDER NOW AND GET...
...MY HUGEST THANKS!!! (Because pre-orders are a really big deal & let bookstores know if a book is worth ordering 🙂.)
hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanes...
Excited to share more soon!
We celebrated the fourth by watching National Treasure and, friends, what a perfect movie for this moment. Oh how I miss the days when we would learn the meaning of America from Nic Cage, including that the founders believed the president of the US shouldn’t have billions of dollars of treasure.
July 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
We celebrated the fourth by watching National Treasure and, friends, what a perfect movie for this moment. Oh how I miss the days when we would learn the meaning of America from Nic Cage, including that the founders believed the president of the US shouldn’t have billions of dollars of treasure.
I got to be an expert in more ways than one on how hard it is to break off a wedding engagement when I appeared on one of my favorite podcasts to discuss “The Wedding Singer”. 😉
lovefactually.substack.com/p/episode-47...
lovefactually.substack.com/p/episode-47...
Episode 47: The Wedding Singer (1998) with Vanessa Bohns
What do people do when they get cold feet?
lovefactually.substack.com
April 7, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I got to be an expert in more ways than one on how hard it is to break off a wedding engagement when I appeared on one of my favorite podcasts to discuss “The Wedding Singer”. 😉
lovefactually.substack.com/p/episode-47...
lovefactually.substack.com/p/episode-47...
There is this idea that if we make consent more formal by writing up a consent form, people will be able to make a more mindful choice. What we actually find is that people feel more locked into a choice, even if the form explicitly says they can change their minds:
news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...
news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...
Mindful choice or locked in? Study probes feelings about written consent | Cornell Chronicle
People who sign consent forms feel more trapped, not more empowered, than those who give consent verbally, according to new research by Vanessa Bohns, the Braunstein Family Professor in the ILR School...
news.cornell.edu
February 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM
There is this idea that if we make consent more formal by writing up a consent form, people will be able to make a more mindful choice. What we actually find is that people feel more locked into a choice, even if the form explicitly says they can change their minds:
news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...
news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...
Please take a break from your regularly scheduled doomscrolling to read our new paper about how written consent forms can backfire as a means of protecting vulnerable individuals by activating a more formal "contract schema". We were initially surprised too! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
University of Chicago Press Journals: Cookie absent
www.journals.uchicago.edu
February 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Please take a break from your regularly scheduled doomscrolling to read our new paper about how written consent forms can backfire as a means of protecting vulnerable individuals by activating a more formal "contract schema". We were initially surprised too! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Vanessa Bohns
Shifting from numerical to narrative-based performance reviews can significantly impact employees’ perceptions of fairness and their likelihood of improving performance based on the feedback, according to research led by Emily Zitek, associate professor of organizational behavior at #CornellILR.
Narrative-based performance reviews deemed fairest by employees | Cornell Chronicle
Shifting from numerical to narrative-based performance reviews can significantly impact employees’ perceptions of fairness and their likelihood of improving performance based on the feedback, accordin...
news.cornell.edu
January 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Shifting from numerical to narrative-based performance reviews can significantly impact employees’ perceptions of fairness and their likelihood of improving performance based on the feedback, according to research led by Emily Zitek, associate professor of organizational behavior at #CornellILR.
The Menu: S’mores scene
October 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Menu: S’mores scene
I was truly inspired by the insights and connections made by the students I spoke with yesterday as the @cornelluniversity.bsky.social Dyson Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer. These students are ready to lead and lead responsibly. Thanks to @sarahwolfolds.bsky.social & everyone at Dyson for the honor!
September 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I was truly inspired by the insights and connections made by the students I spoke with yesterday as the @cornelluniversity.bsky.social Dyson Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer. These students are ready to lead and lead responsibly. Thanks to @sarahwolfolds.bsky.social & everyone at Dyson for the honor!
Well look at that. Maybe I was too optimistic, more like every month? www.wsj.com/business/nes...
September 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Well look at that. Maybe I was too optimistic, more like every month? www.wsj.com/business/nes...
Funny (not funny?) how of all the articles I’ve written, this one is the most perennially relevant. I could repost it every few months just with [insert CEO name here].
“Why even consensual office romances can be a problem…”
theconversation.com/mcdonalds-fi...
“Why even consensual office romances can be a problem…”
theconversation.com/mcdonalds-fi...
McDonald’s fired its CEO for sleeping with an employee – research shows why even consensual office romances can be a problem
Bosses tend to be oblivious to the power dynamics at play in such romantic entanglements.
theconversation.com
July 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Funny (not funny?) how of all the articles I’ve written, this one is the most perennially relevant. I could repost it every few months just with [insert CEO name here].
“Why even consensual office romances can be a problem…”
theconversation.com/mcdonalds-fi...
“Why even consensual office romances can be a problem…”
theconversation.com/mcdonalds-fi...
Some good news that the NSF indirect cost reduction is “invalid, arbitrary and capricious, and contrary to law.”
cases.justia.com/federal/dist...
cases.justia.com/federal/dist...
cases.justia.com
June 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Some good news that the NSF indirect cost reduction is “invalid, arbitrary and capricious, and contrary to law.”
cases.justia.com/federal/dist...
cases.justia.com/federal/dist...
Super cool interactive article in the NYT to boost your creativity featuring my colleague, Brian Lucas! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Welcome to the 5-Day Creativity Challenge
Today, a fun way to feel less stuck.
www.nytimes.com
June 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Super cool interactive article in the NYT to boost your creativity featuring my colleague, Brian Lucas! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I got to be the ultimate fangirl by appearing on one of my favorite podcasts with one of my favorite authors! I joined Dan Pink on the Love Factually podcast to do a deep dive on grand romantic gestures that are creepy (Lloyd Dobler) vs romantic (Heath Ledger).
Deep Dive: Grand Romantic Gestures
Love Factually · Episode
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June 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I got to be the ultimate fangirl by appearing on one of my favorite podcasts with one of my favorite authors! I joined Dan Pink on the Love Factually podcast to do a deep dive on grand romantic gestures that are creepy (Lloyd Dobler) vs romantic (Heath Ledger).
Is pitying people eating alone really still a thing? Eating at a restaurant or bar by myself with a book is my *favorite*. It makes me feel like I’m on vacation! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/o...
Opinion | Why Are People Weird About Women Dining Alone?
www.nytimes.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Is pitying people eating alone really still a thing? Eating at a restaurant or bar by myself with a book is my *favorite*. It makes me feel like I’m on vacation! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/o...
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people need to internalize, very quickly, that federal research grants are a hypercompetitive contracting process not charity, and that what Uncle Sam gets in return for that money is American dominance in the future
May 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
people need to internalize, very quickly, that federal research grants are a hypercompetitive contracting process not charity, and that what Uncle Sam gets in return for that money is American dominance in the future
It’s because they let you submit your reference letters after you pass the first round.
You guys, a conclave of old cardinals can decide on a POPE faster than an academic search committee can decide on the four people we're bringing to campus for an assistant professor search.
May 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It’s because they let you submit your reference letters after you pass the first round.
Want to hear an alternative ending of "The Giving Tree"? Or maybe you want to hear me tell @adamgrant.bsky.social how mean he is to his face? If so, you should really tune in to this truly fantastic episode of Adam's Work Life Podcast, "How to Say No"!
open.spotify.com/episode/4sDT...
open.spotify.com/episode/4sDT...
How to say no
Worklife with Adam Grant · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Want to hear an alternative ending of "The Giving Tree"? Or maybe you want to hear me tell @adamgrant.bsky.social how mean he is to his face? If so, you should really tune in to this truly fantastic episode of Adam's Work Life Podcast, "How to Say No"!
open.spotify.com/episode/4sDT...
open.spotify.com/episode/4sDT...
Today is her birthday 🎵
They’re smoking cigar-ars. 🎵
They’re smoking cigar-ars. 🎵
April 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today is her birthday 🎵
They’re smoking cigar-ars. 🎵
They’re smoking cigar-ars. 🎵